Why to be in Romania in 2026? What are three main reasons to be in Romania in 2026? Do you want to further develop your company’s market reach in Emerging Europe?
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What are three main reasons to be in Romania in 2026? Here are three major opportunities identified by FRD Center for you to be in Romania in 2026:
- Black Sea Defense & Aerospace
- Green Energy Expo & Romenvirotec & Urban Smart Expo
- TransLogistica Romania – International Transport & Logistics Exhibition
OPPORTUNITY Nr 1: Black Sea Defense & Aerospace
A major international exhibition and conference for the Defense, Aerospace and Security industries, BSDA brings together to Romania worldwide exhibitors, specialized visitors and official military delegations from around the world. The market entry to Emerging Europe consulting firm, FRD Center, considers that you should not miss this opportunity if you want to meet the important players in the Global Defense Sector.
More details at https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Why-Romania-in-2026-by-FRD-Center.pdf
Some of the exhibitors at the previous BSDA edition included: Accelleran NV * ILIAS Solutions Simunition * Colt´s Manufacturing Company LLC Zetor Engineering, s.r.o. * Dantherm A/S Patria ISP Oy Airbus Helicopters Thales Group * Airbus Defence and Space GmbH Hoffmann Nürnberg GmbH Rheinmetall AG MFS Ammunition * Bharat Electronics Limited Elbit Systems LTD. Iveco Defence Vehicles SpA Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS SUPROBOX Sp. z.o.o. Airbus Helicopters Romania S.A. Bitera Solutions S.R.L. Electromecanica Ploiesti * Interactive Software S.R.L. Stimpex S.A. Poynting Antennas * Hanwha Precision Machinery Advanced Radar Technologies * Roxtec International AB * Metrohm AG. * Getac Technology Corp * Karel Elektronik San. ve Tic. A.S. Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited Pearson Engineering Ltd. Current Scientific Corporation General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics * MIRION Technologies *
Romania’s NATO membership, alongside the EU membership, are fundamental dimensions of its foreign policy. The North-Atlantic Alliance is the main guarantor of Romania’s security, and the transatlantic bond is the strategic connection that provides coherence and consistency to NATO’s actions.
Romania is actively developing its cybersecurity capabilities, focusing on both national strategies and international collaboration. Key entities like the National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) play a crucial role in protecting the national cyberspace and responding to incidents. The country also fosters partnerships between public, academic, and private sectors to strengthen its cybersecurity ecosystem and position itself as a competence center in Europe.
Through the Cyber Security Cluster of Excellence, Romania is developing her operational and technical capacity to become a pole of competitiveness in cybersecurity at European and global level.
Are you looking to acquire a relevant local player operating in the software solutions development field in Romania or Eastern Europe? Are you looking for a reseller or local software distribution partner?
Here is an example of how FRD Center can be of assistance to you: https://www.frdcenter.ro/portfolio/case-study-18-business-partner-search-selection-for-finnish-itc-company/
What are the opportunities for Strategic Business Partnerships in Emerging Europe? Is your company strategy to expand internationally and enter the EU markets via Emerging Europe?
Here are more details: https://market-entry-romania.blogspot.com/2025/02/opportunities-for-strategic-business.html
Are you looking for Strategic Business Partners in the local markets such as Romania, one of the most important and dynamic markets in Emerging Europe, a NATO and EU member?
What are the benefits of Targeting Off-the-market Companies vs. Companies-for-Sale in Emerging Europe?
For almost 25 years, the FRD Center senior consultants have been providing bespoke buy-side acquisition search services in Romania and the Region to international businesses and investors seeking to make off-market acquisitions, rather than relying on businesses to become available through sell-side advisors.
Contact us at email europa@frdcenter.ro
What are three main reasons to be in Romania in 2026?
OPPORTUNITY Nr 2: Green Energy Expo & Romenvirotec & Urban Smart Expo
This international event, which takes place in Bucharest, Romania, is considered to be the center of innovation for the circular economy and digitalization, being the place where ideas become reality and the communities of tomorrow take shape. The market entry to Emerging Europe consulting firm, FRD Center, considers that you should not miss this opportunity if you want to meet the important players in the Green Energy, Sustainability and Environmental Technology Sector.
Over 8,800 professionals from the green energy, sustainable technologies, and environmental protection sectors visited GREEN ENERGY EXPO & ROMENVIROTEC 2025.
The event brought together entrepreneurs, executives, engineers, specialists, and representatives of local authorities—reflecting a highly technical B2B audience with a strong interest in innovative solutions for the green transition in Romania and Southeast Europe.
Are you interested to learn more about the opportunities in the Green Energy, Environmental Technologies & Urban Smart Industry in Emerging Europe? In Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Serbia, Czechia or other emerging economies in Europe?
What are the latest corporate developments in Emerging Europe? The recent crossborder M&A activities?
Who are the main players and the Decision Makers?
How to reach the relevant local partners and how to approach them?
FRD Center is monitoring the activities in Romania. Upon demand can generate information and introductions based on the Client’s requirements.
Email: europa@frdcenter.ro with your specific request for local support
Some of the sectors of interest at the Green Energy Expo & Romenvirotec expo include:
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy: technologies for solar, wind, geothermal, and hydro energy production
- Waste Management and Recycling: equipment and technologies for waste collection, sorting, and recycling
- Water and Air Purification: advanced systems for filtering and purifying water and air, ensuring a healthier environment
- Energy Efficiency: products and technologies designed to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy performance in buildings and industries
- Urban Innovations: the latest technologies transforming urban life
- Biodiversity Conservation: innovative projects and solutions aimed at protecting and restoring natural ecosystems
What is the current situation of the Waste Management Digitalization in Romania – New Opportunities for Foreign Partnerships? Who are the relevant players in the waste management digitalization in Romania?
What are the tips for accessing the opportunities in Waste Management in Romania and in Emerging Europe?
Just a few of the companies which exhibited at the 2025 edition are: ACO, ALLIMEX GREEN POWER ROMANIA, AQUA D&P TECHNOLOGIES, AVASCO SOLAR NV, BSL NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, HOFSTETTER ENVIRONMENTAL, K2 SYSTEMS, KRANNICH SOLAR, McKinney Recycling Solutions, MEPA ENERJİ SİSTEMLERİ, PRAMAC GENERATORS,
What are the current and future Opportunities in the Renewables and Clean Tech Sector in Emerging Europe? For more details contact FRD Center at email europa@frdcenter.ro
Is your company looking for corporate development in the energy sector in Emerging Europe?
In case you are such a player, please do not hesitate to contact FRD Center at email europa@frdcenter.ro and we can discuss how we can provide you with customised market entry consulting and assistance for market expansion in the region we cover.
What are the opportunities in water and wastewater technologies and solutions in Romania? Are you a provider of environmental solutions looking for new leads generation in Emerging Europe? Is your company trying to reach potential clients and strategic partners in the Wastewater Treatment sector? Here are more details for you: https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Why-Romania-in-2026-by-FRD-Center.pdf
Contact FRD Center at email europa@frdcenter.ro to assess what type of market entry assistance we can provide to you.
OPPORTUNITY Nr 3: TransLogistica Romania – International Transport & Logistics Exhibition
The strategic role and constant development of Romanian logistics sector as well as its growing importance within the EU, make Bucharest the perfect host to an international, transport & logistics-related business event. The market entry to Emerging Europe consulting firm, FRD Center, considers that you should not miss this opportunity if you want to meet the important players in the Transport, Technology and Automatisation for the Logistics Sector.
More than 100 exhibitors at the previous edition (2024)
Romania’s logistics sector naturally accumulates cargo flows and attracts logistics companies not only from the EU but also from the whole region, spanning across the Balkans & Carpathian as well as the Black Sea basin (including Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the Caucasus)
Romania is largest logistics market in the region, with biggest seaport and container port in the Black Sea (Port of Constanta) and 36 000 international road carriers registered
Some examples of international exhibitors at the 2024 edition are: 360 PAY from France, ASFINAG from Austria, ERR European Rail Rent GmbH from Germany, Motis Ireland Ltd , NEOFLEX FLEXITANK from Turkey, NTG Road A/S from Denmark, TRELO UAB from Lithuania, Wascosa AG from Switzerland, Trade Trans Combi from Poland, Omnicomm OÜ from Estonia, Transmetrics from Bulgaria.
Are you looking for Strategic Business Partners in the local markets such as Romania, one of the most important and dynamic markets in Emerging Europe, a NATO and EU member?
We – at FRD Center – provide bespoke facilitation of strategic direct business contacts with relevant local players, at Decision Maker level.
Our business partners search and selection services – virtual as well as physical – involve bespoke identification and selection of most relevant targets, careful analysis of their activity and reputation, direct liaison at Decision maker / Manager level, presentation of the Client’s products / services, intensive pursuit for obtaining the Manager’s feedback and, if the case, expression of interest in a 1-2-1 meeting with the Client representative, assistance on location, follow-up etc.
Are you looking for Strategic Business Partners in Emerging Europe? What are three main reasons to be in Romania in 2026?
Romania, particularly the Port of Constanta, is increasingly recognized as a key logistics hub in the Black Sea area.
Its strategic location, bordering Ukraine and with access to the Black Sea, positions it as a vital gateway for trade and reconstruction efforts in the region, especially regarding Ukrainian reconstruction.
“Romania is well positioned to contribute substantially to Ukraine’s reconstruction, through its institutions and business environment, due to its deep knowledge of the region, its geographical position, its rapidly developing energy and logistics interconnection infrastructure, and the security offered by NATO’s presence in the Black Sea region,” according to the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
More details in the FRD Center report: https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Why-Romania-in-2026-by-FRD-Center.pdf
What are the opportunities in the railway sector in Emerging Europe? According to the market entry consulting firm, Factor Regional Development Center (FRD Center) the railway sector and rail infrastructure in Emerging European markets such as Romania presents various opportunities for investment and development.
The 2025-2028 government program includes thirteen highway and expressway projects under priority investments in the field of road transport.
The National Road Investment Company (CNIR) is going through a crucial stage of consolidating and expanding its infrastructure project portfolio, in parallel with the process of progressively taking over projects from CNAIR.
In 2025, the company is managing major strategic investments in motorways and expressways, with a total value of over 52 billion lei, aiming to build 358 km of modern road infrastructure.
In 2025, the National Railway Company “CFR” SA has funds with a total value of almost 11.5 billion lei for the management of the railway infrastructure, of which the largest part, 8.18 billion lei, will be used for investment projects regarding the modernization/rehabilitation and development of the public railway infrastructure.
CFR SA will award through public tender a contract, with an estimated value of 385 million euros for the implementation of the ERTMS system on the Predeal – Bucharest – Constanta railway section and the extension of the GSM-R system on the primary railway transport network.
More details in the FRD Center report: https://www.frdcenter.ro/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Why-Romania-in-2026-by-FRD-Center.pdf
Why to be in Romania in 2026? What are three main reasons to be in Romania in 2026? Do you want to further develop your company’s market reach in Emerging Europe? For more details contact FRD Center at email europa@frdcenter.ro
